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• Theater

  • collaborative art form that combines the various disciplines of art such as literature, visual arts, music, and dance.
• History of Theater in the Philippines

  • Precolonial - indigenous theater; depicts story in the community
  • Spanish - religion-related
  • American - combination of different theater performances in the Philippines; western theater manifest
  • Contemporary - *to be discussed in the following*
• Types of Theater in the Philippines

  • Absurd
  • Stage Show
  • Brechtian Theater
  • Children's Theater
  • Melodrama
  • Dramatic Monologue
  • Tula-Dula
  • Political Theater
  • Musical Theater
  • Realism
• Absurd

  • genre of modern play that deliberately exaggerates the events and situations to emphasize a point.
  • the characters are often made stereotypes
  • originated from the west
• Stage Show

  • also known as Bodabil, is a theatrical presentation of various acts and performances
  • These performances may be a production of the following, comedy skits, circus acts, musical and dance numbers, acrobatics, magic shows, and the like.
• Brechtian Theater

  • also referred to as Epic Theater
  • audience should not emotionally identify with the characters or action on stage but instead stimulate self-reflection and critical analysis of the events unfolding in the play.
  • Constructionism - change in society.
• Children's Theater

  • plays that are either performed by children or by adults for children.
  • the primary audience are children.
  • intended to educate, inspire, and encourage creativity and value formation.
  • Nationalism
• Dramatic Monologue

  • type of play wherein an individual actor speaks and acts out the character's thoughts and emotions.
  • often used for the audience to better understand a main character.
• Tula-Dula

  • also known as Play Poem, is minimalist in attack wherein a poem is dramatized by a narrator who recites the piece and two or three actors provide the movement and the sound effects.
  • requires very little in terms of staging and costs.
• Political Theater

  • form of theater whose intention is to transform or improve the current system of the government.
  • some are direct to the point, while others use symbolisms and allegory to air their political views.
  • Seditious plays / Symbolic Dramas - often use symbolism and allegory to deliver their antigovernment sentiments.
• Musical Theater

  • plays wherein music is an essential part of the production.
  • this includes traditional Filipino theater such as the sarswela and ritualistic dramas.
• Realism

  • type of drama that provides accurate depiction of real-life situations.
  • achieved through well-developed and authentic portrayal of characters as well as realistic plot, dialogue, and staging.